reckon with

phrase

: to take into consideration

Examples of reckon with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New Yorkers put their generosity and sense of community on display, helping fuel a long and difficult climb not just to rebuild, but to reckon with what had happened. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The event was meant to rally forces as creative industries reckon with the rise of social media platforms, the transformative promise of AI and tumultuous global political landscape. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Europe’s unwillingness or inability to reckon with colonialism may explain its strange, even pathological identification with the anxieties of its former subjects. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Others have been reckoning with 9/11’s physical toll for years. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026